2024 Symposium
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Stanford Medicine’s first Health Equity Symposium focuses on improving health of marginalized populations
At the 2024 Health Equity Symposium, speakers emphasized that racism is alive and well, and workshop attendees identified ways to tackle health disparities.
Stanford Medicine’s first Health Equity Symposium focuses on improving health of marginalized populations
At the 2024 Health Equity Symposium, speakers emphasized that racism is alive and well, and workshop attendees identified ways to tackle health disparities.
2024 Agenda
8:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
9:00-9:15 AM | WelcomeLloyd MinorDean of the School of Medicine, Vice President for Medical Affairs, Stanford UniversityLerone MartinDirector of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford UniversityJoyce SackeyChief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Associate Dean, Stanford Medicine |
9:15-9:55 AM | KeynoteDavid WilliamsProfessor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health; Professor of African and African American Studies and of Sociology at Harvard University |
9:55-10:35 AM | Panel — Addressing Health Disparities with Different PerspectivesAnanta AddalaAssistant Professor of PediatricsMichelle McMurry-Heathformer President and CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation OrganizationMaya Rossin-SlaterAssociate Professor of Health Policy, and Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic and Policy ResearchAshley ValentineCo-Founder and the President of Sick CellsModerator: Lerone MartinDirector of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford University |
10:45-11:45 AM | Morning WorkshopClinical CareLisa ChamberlainProfessor of PediatricsNiraj SehgalChief Medical Officer, Stanford Health CareEducationTerrance Mayes Executive Director and Associate Dean for Strategy InitiativesFarzana Saleem Assistant Professor of Education, Graduate School of EducationReena ThomasClinical Associate Professor, Adult NeurologyPolicyAlyce AdamsProfessor of Health Policy, and Epidemiology and Population HealthAnisha PatelProfessor of PediatricsResearchEldrin Lewis Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular MedicineBonnie MaldonadoSenior Associate Dean, Faculty Development & Diversity, Taube Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases, Professor of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Population HealthFatima RodriguezAssociate Professor of MedicineSocial Determinants of HealthBaraka Floyd Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Stanford MedicineAlvin Francis PearmanAssistant Professor of Education, Graduate School of EducationLisa Goldman RosasAssistant Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Medicine |
11:45 AM-12:45 PM | Lunch and Workshop Report Out |
1:00-2:00 PM | Afternoon Breakout Workshop |
2:00-2:30 PM | Workshop Report Out |
2:30-2:45 PM | Closing remarksLerone MartinDirector of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute, Stanford UniversityJoyce SackeyChief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Associate Dean, Stanford Medicine |